The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-21

an effective ard rather humorous speech.
lte eonqgrf9 llated llie agaienee On tho sue
QndcT ita euepiceH the American ia doated
Qfer d Tree prosperous and ntdted people,
and at the appEgaehing national election our
great national leader iieYelanH, viii carry
the Democratic nag again 70 victory.
tits claimed, said hlr. Wilkinson, that the
great Democratic party which restored peace
AZ last 20 the country the Democratic party
ifianhI WIS in danger o. disruption; shat
there was to be here a Democratic party and
a Reform Democratic party, = a. hot
tnshf, the speaker 4aids SIC people viii
hiclQliR dearer to them than any individual
candidacy, IS the success Of the grand old
party, Whoae principles have been hthdod
down e us BY the fathers and founders Of
Mr. WiiEinuon thoh referred to the fine adj
miniEtrntion Of parish affairs under the pres
ent Deinqef4.tic gogernment, and aaid The
tiona. storm of abuse ard titupara ton
has been hurled at our present Democratic
administration lnasmuch az the reform
DemoefAey fear TO 20 into the merits of the
cause, II Is claimed BY them that the plea Oh
prescription should be invoked, ard an HON
grabi9 competitor disbarred from entering
the breseriptt, AZ tbgee trsns tbs rsInrm
ers say, We believe IN submitting 10 HE
people the superior merits on virtues OF either
eandid9te, and net eyetlng me tgguee it this
way Gov. RieEnery, like Gen, Nicholas, has
been once electsd Governor of Louisiana
y no 9efOtmefB seek TO patch up their cause
by, showing thai he served out the Temainins
half Of f'iltzis term AFTER his death, making
in al lesa than term and . half 10 the pres
ent dste Personal gOYernment9 Is an ex-
ploded war CRY, too. In this parish Gov. Me-
Emery has appointed many q his opponents
70 Office. His last appointee, Mn. Pat Lyons
who recently denied 4 Supporter of Gov Me-
Emery the right 10 speak from 9 platform
erected by him, was commissioned only
II heard % tie same day On that platform
Gov. heEnery Eoundly abused about Ii
layee work IN this parish. The meeting was
PFesldede. over or called 70 order BY the Hon.
u. r. Gilmore who holds A commission a
notary public from Coy, MoEneFg. I hold
~ my hands now certificate from the state
Beard 81 hngineers showing that Mr. n. u,
year, for Tia McEnery administration,
10, pas cubic yards of leyee, for which Id
WAS paid on the 21st day OF February, 1887,
ne b9oi s9E r. q SSae9 Y5, Know sonethiag
on his bend hold here today IN my hand
q certificate showing that Within the past
yeaT A, MePhail, leyee contractor, built
IN Hnras alone 9, AL cubic yards Of leVee,
costing b2841 BOZ Accommodation here CIV
sued in the crowd, a laboreT Complaining he
hsa never been paid FOR pig leyee work. ! Atr.
Wilkinson continued iAiE friend, You VIII
BIZ he 2iste.
III. Gilmore ehlirmsn, must have felt
badly. when bis hery French orators were ar
raigning MeEHeryis leyee work. How Well h
yeInember Mf. 1iilmoTes words III opening
that meeting 4 am happy 70 ennpilnGe 10
KY shg gfeet pivotal ailestloii II the present
D clear majority OF ~ lenRt tWertg-fge IN the
sixth Congregational District tgheeral Now
after that majority had agiipdled 70 4 very
local politics, end has nothing to do with the
State hghtf Some say they Ted their voters
too bigh and theg. got fat and lazy and did
methods resoTisd u to daseat Eli o " I ae-
nomination, closed amid much applause.
AR, FEBEAND ARMAEF
was Tie next speaker He addressed The au-
die ll,s y French "a beautiful y and elp-
what the AcEnery government had ACCOM-
plished f0r Louisiana, About the middle 0f
BIS speech en- admirer Of Gen. Aicholla
i,I,e commencement de MeEnefy est tres
ddfeetneuEt mons ayOlseu Dc tres maltYaiBes
EGe0lteE par cause du mAnqHe diaau.
IN WHICH 4lF. Armant very Witty replied
itAtt9nde1s nonsieuri ngug p'a9ons pas
encore 70 privilege dc pouYoir Youg euyrir 0u
ferHer Yolontf Lea rebinets du eiel,R
Ihis courteous retoFi was followed by a
Mr., ArnisIt was cheercd % the echo, aud
warmly pressed q come 70 Buraa and speak
again.
nm. ROBERT HFGLE,
2f Pointe-s-la-Haehe, gditoR of tho oldest
Democratic p9peE IN Plaqpsmines parish,
nexb addressed the meeting Mr. Hinglels
address showed great care and preparation,
and oeenpied the close attention Of the andi-
teot9ly the Newspaper started in the steAnl-
boat interest 10 oppose the buiidinE Of q rail
tQad ~ the parrish ana being defeated u
nNlHs tNiAERkt MaIIeluDfDU u ~
ions to protect ting interests Qf the Egterg III
the parish, but where Wgfe thegin tbs dsrS
days u hePublicfh bny9neE Tiile4 Ihe only
cIples and for tie interests ~ the stato VAS
tho paper Of which I am the eJit0r.p M
Hingle paid YeEs high compliment u the
peogle Of Bqrss, 70 nany n @hom he y re-
W., HHSBE 2. oAsTELLASos
next addressed the meeting He eloquently
pictured form the great battles fought by
"a tne DeHl9cEaey 3 gsln possession ~ VIC
theig liberties and their homes Ehe
troubles M Grant parish Iensas hRtchi7
tQches and oaachilhiP he Haidi were only
upon Louisiana With the wrath Of az OPP
pressed and dpwn-trodden people. When
the great blow was struck on the Eolir toenth
qf September and lbe shackles which bGand
IoniBianA weIc stricken from har bleeding
hands that day saw the epoch III the history
Of q free pesPie; q day IA nc annals of q
goFer4pment which, could not long ,ibe, SIZE
teined Ry Federal beyopets;, The lello the
Bassile was % the French Revolution what
the Fourteenth OF September WAS to the
emancipation 81 LouIdsnap
and not y any one man Vas the, redemption
of the Stale due, Nh GaAteIlAu0s closed
ailid tgenienapds applause.
The following ieeontong we're pr p9qtiop
REsoLuTIoNs.
Res61ped by mis- meetiag, We reaairm the
great cardinal prine}plek Of the DemoeIatic
party, 81 enuneiated IN tho Chicago platform,
We believe that upon the sneceas 81 tho
Democratic party depends the stability ~
nqn-secliopgl goFernlnent land the promotion
of peace And prospeiity thron shout oaE nov
Res9lied That III tia administration n
PRESIDENT Grover Cleveland We recognize the
emb0diment Fl s9apd etatgsnlgnship. p9hiif
principles handed down % us BY the satheIl
and founders of our Onion.
Resoiged, 1hat We f1iiy approve and IN
dofae the course purEuea hy Coy y, u. Me-
Emery III fhe conduct of our State apd local
affairs. Believing him b be unewerRilEg
IN biz teitls tQ tle proud Democracy ~ oHt
county, aila ~ sclllpNisagea afillt8 snq
ALI honorable means ~ eecItre liiB nOllina-
ton aud election ID the bigl Office which be
now holds aud wbicB he has adorned to the
fs5isIG, That We conaema the eempaien
Of M t1peratior BIG abuse ately ill9u rated
by TIE parstaapa 81 stsil 4 IL hlehollsi he-
,sg IN I,g sa ~ s31, 6otfs6 "
unworthy or ffno Democrats ma only caleu-
3ated % COW The seeds Or liecoFl, disunipn
aed aiaetfeetion Y oqr lcuiociasie ranks
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